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Why higher ed needs to listen to the contrarians in setting policies on using tools like ChatGPT in faculty work.

ChatGPT, Gemini, DeepSeek, and Grok are serving users propaganda from Russian-backed media when asked about the invasion of Ukraine, new research finds.

On this week’s episode, kids discuss ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE. Is it good? Is it bad? Is it taking our jobs?? WILL IT REPLACE OUR CHILDREN?! These kids give u...

Researchers identified tendencies for the chatbot to respond to prompts from fictitious teens by promoting harmful behaviors, as long as users told it the information was for a friend or project.

My husband said to me last night, "I don't understand your relationship to #AI." 😂 What can I say, I'm a Libra. I thrive in the paradox. #AI is not an either/or for me. My husband (and all of you tbh) is as likely to hear me discussing the possible benefit of building a #CustomGPT for #online, #asynch #faculty as he is hearing me rant that #AI is an existential threat to humanity. I am not pro-AI or anti-AI. I'm both and neither. P.S. If this post bothers you, you're probably a Virgo! ♍️ | 10 comments on LinkedIn

Stephen Colbert looks at the ways artificial intelligence companies are seeking to boost revenue as investors begin to worry that the A.I. stock bubble could...

How Afraid of the A.I. Apocalypse Should We Be? Eliezer Yudkowsky is as afraid as you could possibly be. He makes his case. Yudkowsky is a pioneer of A.I. safety research, who started warning about the existential risks of the technology decades ago, – influencing a lot of leading figures in the field. But over the last couple of years, talk of an A.I. apocalypse has become a little passé. Many of the people Yudkowsky influenced have gone on to work for A.I. companies, and those companies are racing ahead to build the superintelligent systems Yudkowsky thought humans should never create. But Yudkowsky is still out there sounding the alarm. He has a new book out, co-written with Nate Soares, “If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies,” trying to warn the world before it’s too late. So what does Yudkowsky see that most of us don’t? What makes him so certain? And why does he think he hasn’t been able to persuade more people? Mentioned: Oversight of A.I.: Rules for Artificial Intelligence If Anyone Builds It, Everyone…

As artificial intelligence advances at unprecedented speed, Jon is joined by Geoffrey Hinton, Professor Emeritus at the University of Toronto and the “Godfather of AI,” to understand what we’ve actually created. Together, they explore how neural networks and AI systems function, assess the current capabilities of the technology, and examine Hinton’s concerns about where AI is headed. This podcast episode is brought to you by: MINT MOBILE - Make the switch at https://mintmobile.com/TWS GROUND NEWS - Go to https://groundnews.com/stewart to see how any news story is being framed by news outlets around the world and across the political spectrum. Use this link to get 40% off unlimited access with the Vantage Subscription. INDEED - Speed up your hiring with Indeed. Go to https://indeed.com/weekly to get a $75 sponsored job credit. Follow The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart on social media for more: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@weeklyshowpodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/weeklyshowpodcast TikTok:…

Nobody Learns, Nobody Gains

Largest study to date of consumer ChatGPT usage shows demographic gaps shrinking, economic value being created through both personal and professional use.

Whether students and faculty are actively using AI or not, it is having significant interpersonal, emotional effects on learning and trust in the classroom.

“Everyone is using it”—almost everyone.

Over the years I have disagreed with pretty much everything that Thomas Arnett and the Christensen Institute have had to say about education (you can use the search function for the main blog to see), but Arnett's recent piece has some points worth thinking about.

Students shared how they felt about AI usage—for students and adults alike

Are we tired of talking about this yet?

Right now, an entire generation of young users is coming of age with generative technology. How do you think they’re going to view this technology when they’re adults if their main interaction with GenAI was as a cheating tool in the classroom, a NSFW bot they used to bully one another, or for generating pornography?

I had the privilege of moderating a discussion between Josh Eyler and Robert Cummings about the future of AI in education at the University of Mississippi’s recent AI Winter Institute for Teachers.

Learning requires friction. Here’s how to get students to disclose and evaluate their own usage of tools like ChatGPT.

The mood around AI in education has taken a markedly darker tone of late.

Last week, Jefferey Young from Edsurge published a podcast episode When the Teaching Assistant is an ‘AI’ Twin of the Professor with an interview from me where I pushed back on this emerging trend of educators uploading their own writing to chatbots to create a “digital twin” for students to interact with.

Deep Dive for July 2024: Uses for ChatGPT and AI 00:00 Introduction to the Session: Overview of the focus on AI and its integration into various platforms, including Apple's operating system. 00:08 Overview of AI's Impact and Ethical Concerns: Discussing the transformative potential of AI, its implications for job markets, and ethical concerns regarding privacy and intellectual property. 03:01 AI in Practical Applications: Examples of AI in daily tasks, its effectiveness, and limitations, such as in writing assistance and image generation. 10:03 Deep Dive into Specific AI Tools and Features: Exploration of specific AI tools, enhancements in AI model capabilities over time, and their practical applications in various fields. 20:01 User Experiences and Applications: Personal experiences shared by participants using AI in diverse scenarios, from academic assistance to professional settings. 30:01 Discussion on AI's Role in Creativity and Automation: Debate on the balance between AI assistance and human creativity, especially in creative writing and generating artistic content. 40:01 Concerns and Optimistic Views on AI: Concerns about AI’s limitations in understanding context and human emotion, contrasted with optimism about AI improving productivity. 50:01 Closing Remarks and Future AI Trends: Summary of the session, reiteration of ethical considerations, and speculation on future advancements in AI technology. Overview: David Sparks, known as MacSparky, hosted a webinar to discuss the potential uses and implications of ChatGPT and artificial intelligence (AI) in various fields. He initially planned to focus on Apple's AI initiatives but shifted the topic due to their products not being released yet. Key Points: AI's Impact on Society: David believes AI is a significant technological advancement, not a fleeting trend like cryptocurrency. He predicts it will substantially change work dynamics, causing both job losses and creations. Personal Experience and Ethical Concerns: David shares his experiments with AI, specifically using ChatGPT, which he chose due to its early market presence and upcoming integration into Apple's ecosystem. He expresses concerns about the ethical implications of AI, particularly regarding intellectual property and privacy, as AI models are trained by scraping vast amounts of data from the internet. Practical Applications Discussed: David provides examples of practical AI applications, such as improving workflow efficiency, assisting in content creation without replacing human input, and enhancing research capabilities. He emphasizes the importance of keeping a human in the loop to avoid errors that AI might introduce. AI in Writing and Personal Work: He discusses his discomfort with using AI for personal or emotional writing, sharing a story about someone using AI to write a speech, which he found disheartening. David stresses the importance of authenticity in personal expressions. Future Plans: Plans to explore AI’s role once Apple releases its AI products. He mentions that he will continue to evaluate how AI can be integrated responsibly into his work and shares resources for others to learn about AI’s broader implications. Conclusion: David Sparks encourages critical engagement with AI technologies, balancing the benefits of efficiency and innovation with mindful consideration of ethical and personal values. He advocates for a cautious, informed approach to integrating AI into professional and personal life. ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ All About MacSparky ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 📄 Read my Blog https://www.macsparky.com 📚 Browse through the MacSparky Field Guides https://learn.macsparky.com ⚙️ Join the MacSparky Labs https://www.macsparky.com/join/ 🗞️ Subscribe to the MacSparky Newsletter https://sparky-media-inc.ck.page/2eb4ea7041 🎙️I’m the co-host of three podcasts on Relay FM: Mac Power Users 🖥️ https://www.relay.fm/mpu Automators ⚙️ https://www.relay.fm/automators Focused 👓 https://www.relay.fm/focused

Anna Mills facilitates the MYFest session held on 2 July 2024. This interactive workshop surveys a range of AI-enabled research assistance apps that aim to help us find and analyze sources. We’ll look at general-purpose ones like Perplexity, ChatGPT4o, and Gemini as well as apps geared to academic research such as Elicit, Consensus, Keenious, ResearchRabbit, SciSpace, Scite_, and Undermind. In what ways do they facilitate source retrieval and analysis, and how can they also mislead us? What does wise use of these tools look like? Session slides here: https://bit.ly/SkepticalAIresearch

Days after former employees said the company was being too reckless with its technology, OpenAI released a research paper on a method for reverse engineering the workings of AI models.